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"Information" means a charging document filed in a court<br />

by a State's Attorney.<br />

(f) Judicial Officer<br />

commissioner.<br />

"Judicial Officer" means a judge or District Court<br />

(g) Offense<br />

"Offense" means a violation of the criminal laws of this<br />

State or political subdivision thereof.<br />

(h) Peace Officer<br />

“Peace officer” means (1) a “law enforcement officer” as<br />

defined in Code, Public Safety Article, §3-101 (e), (2) a “police<br />

officer” as defined in Code, Criminal Procedure Article, §2-101<br />

(c), <strong>and</strong> (3) any other person authorized by State or local law to<br />

issue citations.<br />

(h) (i) Petty Offense<br />

"Petty offense" means an offense for which the penalty may<br />

not exceed imprisonment for a period of three months or a fine of<br />

five hundred dollars.<br />

(i) (j) Statement of Charges<br />

"Statement of charges" means a charging document, other<br />

than a citation, filed in District Court by a peace officer or by<br />

a judicial officer.<br />

(j) (k) State's Attorney<br />

an offense.<br />

"State's Attorney" means a person authorized to prosecute<br />

(k) (l) Verdict<br />

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